Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim Sadr, also recognized as Sadr Ibrahim, assumed his current position as Deputy Minister of Interior in the fall of 2021. In this capacity, he is in charge of the security portfolio at the interior ministry and oversees the activities of all 34 provincial chiefs of police across the country. Known for his hardline military stance, he previously held the pivotal position of head of the Taliban’s military commission from 2016 to 2020 before his replacement by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the current defense minister. Subsequently, he transitioned to the role of deputy military chief under Mullah Yaqoob. A fierce military commander, Ibrahim Sadr led the Taliban’s offensive in southern Helmand province from May 2021 until the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. During the 1990s, he served as a deputy defense minister under the Taliban's regime. In the post-2001 period, he led the Taliban’s military commission in Peshawar, Pakistan, His command extended to directing the Taliban’s military activities in significant regions, including Kandahar, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, and Kabul provinces. Of notable mention is his close association with the late Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, a bond that underscores his enduring influence within the Taliban. Ibrahim Sadr is widely reported to be among the Taliban's military leaders with close ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force. In October 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Ibrahim Sadr for his involvement in suicide attacks and other lethal activities, all with reported direct support from Iran. As per the statement issued by the Treasury Department, "In 2018, Iranian officials agreed to provide Ibrahim with monetary support and individualized training in order to prevent a possible tracing back to Iran. Iranian trainers would help build Taliban tactical and combat capabilities." Ibrahim Sadr was reportedly born in the mid-1960s, and, as a senior officer in the Taliban's security hierarchy, he holds the rank of "LOY-PASSWAL," a designation equivalent to the title of "Commissioner of Police."
